26As they led him away, they seized Simon, a Cyrenian, who was coming in from the country, and laid the cross on him to carry behind Jesus.
27A large crowd of people followed him, including women who were mourning and lamenting him.
28But turning to them, Jesus said, "Daughters of Jerusalem, do not weep for me, but weep for yourselves and your children.
29Look, the days are coming when they will say, 'Blessed are the childless, the wombs that never bore, and the breasts that never nursed!'
30Then they will begin to say to the mountains, 'Fall on us!' and to the hills, 'Cover us!'
31For if they do these things when the wood is green, what will happen when it is dry?"
32Two others—criminals—were also led away to be executed with him.
33When they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals, one on the right and one on the left.
34Then Jesus said, "Father, forgive them, because they do not know what they are doing." And they divided his clothes and cast lots.
35The people stood watching, and even the leaders were scoffing at him, saying, "He saved others; let him save himself, if this is God's Messiah, the Chosen One!"
36The soldiers also mocked him. They came offering him sour wine
37and said, "If you are the king of the Jews, save yourself!"
38An inscription was above him: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
39Then one of the criminals hanging there began to yell insults at him: "Aren't you the Messiah? Save yourself and us!"
40But the other answered, rebuking him: "Don't you even fear God, since you are undergoing the same punishment?
41We are punished justly, because we're getting what we deserve for the things we did, but this man has done nothing wrong."
42Then he said, "Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom."
43And he said to him, "Truly I tell you, today you will be with me in paradise."